Tag: Housing policy
These are the new conditions
new building Houses that meet special requirements for sustainable construction receive additional funding. (Photo: imago images/blickwinkel) Berlin How will the state bank KfW promote new construction in Germany in the…
Orders have collapsed in the German construction industry – sales are also shrinking
housing Material shortages, increased prices and higher borrowing costs are affecting the construction industry. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The slump in construction is getting worse – with dramatic consequences for the…
Funding for new construction starts in March – the construction industry is disappointed
new building Many apartments in Germany will not be built in the next few years – despite the great demand. (Photo: dpa) Berlin From March, builders should again be able…
More apartments from 2024? The wondrous optimism of Klara Geywitz
Berlin The perspective could hardly be more different. While the construction and housing industry is complaining about the falling number of permits for the construction and conversion of apartments and…
The number of new apartments will fall sharply in 2023
Housing shortage in Germany There is a shortage of housing, especially in the metropolitan areas, but housing construction has plummeted in the past year. Housing experts do not see any…
Number goes down by more than 16 percent
Housing in Hanover The federal government has set itself the goal of creating 400,000 new homes every year. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In times of rising interest and material costs, the…
Annually 350 million euros for families
Klara Geywitz Building Minister Klara Geywitz already announced last September that families willing to build will be supported. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Due to the increased interest rates on real estate…
Federal Building Minister announces new property promotion from June
property The construction minister expects real estate construction to decline this year. (Photo: IMAGO/Michael Gstettenbauer) Berlin The federal government plans to restart home ownership promotion for families in the summer.…
What will be built in 2023? Those are Klara Geywitz’s plans
Berlin Exploding prices, rising interest rates, an uncertain subsidy environment: According to reports from the economy, housing construction is on the verge of collapse. “It was a year without everyone…
What will be built in 2023? Those are Klara Geywitz’s plans
Berlin Exploding prices, rising interest rates, an uncertain subsidy environment: According to reports from the economy, housing construction is on the verge of collapse. “It was a year without everyone…
Federal construction should become faster and more efficient
Berlin Federal construction should become faster and more efficient. Procedures that used to last six to nine years – depending on the size of the construction project – are to…
Real estate industry warns of dramatic slump in residential construction
View of residential buildings in East Berlin In 2021, 294,000 new homes were built, in 2022 it will probably be fewer. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In view of the high cost…
Buyers of existing properties get nothing
thermal insulation The federal government had recently decided to change its multi-billion building subsidies. (Photo: imago stock&people) Berlin In the future, only the purchase of energy-efficient new buildings will be…
Promotion of home ownership: New line-up – these are the cornerstones
thermal insulation The federal government had recently decided to change its multi-billion building subsidies. (Photo: imago stock&people) Berlin In the future, only the purchase of energy-efficient new buildings will be…
Construction industry fears massive economic downturn
Construction of a single family house The price increases are enormous. (Photo: IMAGO/MiS) Berlin The construction industry is threatened with stagnation and a collapse in orders. While the industry was…
Construction industry fears massive economic downturn
Construction of a single family house The price increases are enormous. (Photo: IMAGO/MiS) Berlin The construction industry is threatened with stagnation and a collapse in orders. While the industry was…
Construction industry fears massive economic downturn
Construction of a single family house The price increases are enormous. (Photo: IMAGO/MiS) Berlin The construction industry is threatened with stagnation and a collapse in orders. While the industry was…
Green light for 27,449 units – housing permits are declining
housing After nine months, the number of permits at 272,054 is now 3.7 percent behind the same period last year. (Photo: dpa) Wiesbaden The approval of new apartments in Germany…
Apply for a grant “quickly” before the end of the year
new building The number of newly built apartments and houses in Germany continues to lag behind demand. Now the child support is running out. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Federal Building…
Building with wood instead of cement and steel
The building sector is responsible for around 40 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in Germany. Across Europe, 65 percent of all cement, a third of steel, a quarter of aluminum…